Lab Activities

Below you will find links to many of the lab activities we will be completing this year.

Laboratory Safety (DOC 57 KB)
Lab Safety
Metric Conversions (DOC 25 KB)
Measuring & Completing Metric Conversions
Unit Conversions (DOC 57 KB)
Using Dimensional Analysis to Convert Between Units
Density of a Chocolate Bar (DOCX 18 KB)
Calculating Density of Different Sizes of a Material
Contour of Mountain Model (DOC 23 KB)
Create a Contour of a Model Volcano
Mineral Stations Lab (DOC 28 KB)
Learn to Test the Properties of Common Minerals at Seven Different Stations
Igneous Rock Lab (DOC 26 KB)
Hands On Identification of Igneous Rocks and Important Characteristics
Sedimentary Rock Lab (DOC 25 KB)
Hands On Identification of Sedimentary Rocks and Important Characteristics
Metamorphic Rock Lab (DOC 33 KB)
Hands On Identification of Metamorphic Rocks and Important Characteristics
Constellations Lab (DOC 21 KB)
Use the Starwheel to locate the Constellations by Season.
Starwheel (PDF 1.72 MB)
Planisphere for Use with the Constellations Lab
Candy Bar Tectonic Plates (DOC 57 KB)
Use a Snickers Bar to Demonstrate Plate Tectonics
Convection Currents Lab (DOC 27 KB)
Observe Convection Currents in Water
Oreo Phases of the Moon (DOCX 330 KB)
Using the creme filling, students create the phases of the Moon
Radioactive Decay (DOC 2.14 MB)
Radioactive Decay of Materials used in Geologic Dating
Fossils of NYS (PDF 1.68 MB)
Using ESRT, students find information about organisms that once lived in NYS

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